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  • COVID-19 far from over, WHO DG warns

    COVID-19 far from over, WHO DG warns

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Friday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over despite a worldwide death toll of over 3.5 million and economic losses of $22 trillion. Tedros told reporters in Geneva that new variants have been compounding explosive outbreaks. But he said equitable access to vaccines…

  • COVID-19: Money alone won’t vaccinate people, says WHO DG

    COVID-19: Money alone won’t vaccinate people, says WHO DG

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday chastised high-income countries for undermining the international Covax initiative when trying to secure Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for their own populations. Referring to pledged funding for the international vaccine distribution mechanism, WHO Director- General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Even if you have the money, if you…

  • WHO DG, Tedros in coronavirus scare, self-isolates

    WHO DG, Tedros in coronavirus scare, self-isolates

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    Olaotan Falade
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    World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has begun a self quarantine for coronavirus. This was after he was identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The Ethiopia-born WHO chief, however, added on Sunday night that he was feeling well and did not have any symptoms. “I have been identified as…